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CME Group Still Eyeing GFI’s Electronic Trading Assets?
- Does the CME Group still have their eyes on GFI Group’s electronic trading assets after getting outbid by BGC Partners? According to a report, CME Group is in discussions with BGC to acquire assets from GFI.
Wednesday, 18/03/2015 | 14:04 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Thomson Reuters Spot FX Volumes down 15.6% in February to $114 Billion
- Thomson Reuters Spot FX and total FX average daily volumes were lower by 15.6% and 10.8% respectively, compared to January's trading levels as volatility from the Swiss franc wore off.
Wednesday, 18/03/2015 | 11:38 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Barclays and UBS FX Probe Settlements May Get Revoked: Bloomberg
- The Department of Justice is reported to be reviewing backdated settled cases, if banks are found guilty of being involved in the manipulation of FX rates. The banks sources cite are Barclays, UBS, HSBC and RBS
Tuesday, 17/03/2015 | 22:33 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
German Stock Index Spike Supports Futures' Volumes Growth
- Activity jumped by 58% on the 16th of March at Eurex’s equity derivatives contracts from figures reported a day earlier. The recent rally in global indices saw the German DAX reach a new high of 12,219.
Tuesday, 17/03/2015 | 20:47 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Thomson Reuters Eikon Messenger Implements New Compliance Controls
Tuesday, 17/03/2015 | 16:13 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Credit Suisse Enlists in FXSpotStream’s Price Aggregation Service
Tuesday, 17/03/2015 | 09:41 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
CFH Group Expands Industry Investment Initiatives, Appoints Dipak Rastogi to Board
- CFH Group has announced the appoint of former Citi Venture Capital International CEO and private equity vetaran, Dipak Rastogi, as the firm launches an industry funding initiative.
Tuesday, 17/03/2015 | 08:30 GMT by
Ron Finberg
CFTC Issues $3 Million Monetary Penalty to ICE Futures for Reporting Issues
- Multi-asset trading venue, ICE Futures, has been charged by the US financial watchdog, CFTC, for a number of breaches in relation to the reporting of data. The regulator fined the firm $3 million for the violations.
Monday, 16/03/2015 | 18:41 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
FCStone Chooses TradAir to Power Its eFX Offering to Customers
- FCStone has partnered with TradAir to deploy their eFX technology, including their front-end HTML5 trading platform and liquidity optimization solution as part of their offering to customers.
Monday, 16/03/2015 | 13:51 GMT by
Ron Finberg
BATS Keen to Positively Influence Global FX Markets - Completes Hotspot Deal
- International equities and options exchange, BATS, has completed the acquisition of HotSpot as it enters the forex markets. The firm acquired KCG's FX unit for over $360 million.
Friday, 13/03/2015 | 22:21 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Swiss Banking Giant UBS Settles $135 Million with US Law Firm Hausfeld in FX Fixing Litigation
- UBS is the latest bank to settle in the troublesome forex manipulation cases. Hausfeld, a US-based law firm issued a note reporting a settlement with the bank for $135 million, adding that the bank would help in the case.
Friday, 13/03/2015 | 19:04 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Now You See Me, Now You Don't: CHF Erases 85% of Everest Capital Funds
Friday, 13/03/2015 | 15:45 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
E*TRADE Financial Reports February 2015 Metrics, DARTs Rise Steadily
Friday, 13/03/2015 | 12:25 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Leading ETP Providers Implement Joint Initiative On Short & Leveraged ETP
Friday, 13/03/2015 | 11:08 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Moscow Exchange Reports Income from FX Market Increased 41.3% YoY
- Trading volumes on the MOEX FX market totalled RUB 228.5 trillion, up 46.5% YoY. Thanks to elevated volatility, spot trading volumes rose 35.8% YoY, while swap trading volumes increased 52.7% YoY.
Thursday, 12/03/2015 | 07:38 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
OptionsCity Becomes Preferred Technology Vendor for Nasdaq's Energy Derivatives Business
Wednesday, 11/03/2015 | 20:57 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
R.J. O’Brien Europe Acquires GFI Group’s Subsidiary, Kyte Group Limited
- R.J. O’Brien Europe Limited (RJO Europe), an affiliate of R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the US, has acquired GFI Group’s subsidiary, Kyte Group Limited.
Wednesday, 11/03/2015 | 11:14 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Singapore Expands its Emerging Market FX Range with New Regional Crosses
- Singapore enhances its position as Asia’s main FX trading centre as it increases the number of listed FX instruments. The SGX will launch new crosses on the onshore & offshore yuan contract as well as the Taiwanese dollar.
Tuesday, 10/03/2015 | 20:06 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Competitors Take Aim at Charles Schwab’s Intelligent Portfolio Robo Advisory Service
- Competitors take aim at Charles Schwab’s Intelligent Portfolio Robo Advisory Service stating that it is more expensive than meets the eye despite having "no fees" due to over allocating in cash deposits.
Tuesday, 10/03/2015 | 17:57 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Financial Market Engineering Goes Live on Object Trading’s DMA Service Platform
Tuesday, 10/03/2015 | 14:52 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
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